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frazzled

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4. And what does that mean, exactly?

Reply to OliverQ (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 02:26 PM

Jan 2020

It means this:

1. He might get 29 of the 1990+ delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. That leaves 1,1961 delegates to obtain.

2. Utah has voted solidly Republican since 1968. In the most recent elections the Democratic candidates have received 34.4% (Obama in 2008); 24.75% (Obama in 2012); and 27.17% (Clinton in 2016). Neither Sanders nor any Democrat is going to win Utah in 2020.

Ergo: nobody really cares who is ahead in the Utah Democratic primary. Nice attempt to try to make your candidate sound really really popular!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sanders up 13 points in Utah [View all] OliverQ Jan 2020 OP

That's the first and only poll out of Utah, another predominantly white state. Unbelievably.... George II Jan 2020 #1

Yah right. Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #5

Which means only 10 people chose Biden. OliverQ Jan 2020 #6

Actually 16. And if a few people got up in bad moods when called the result could have been.... George II Jan 2020 #8

Small sample with an extremely large MOE. TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #2

We posted simultaneously. 538 rates the pollster A-, but wonder what they think of the poll itself. George II Jan 2020 #3

And what does that mean, exactly? frazzled Jan 2020 #4

If you look at my posts, Bernie is not my candidate. OliverQ Jan 2020 #7

Ouch!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #9

Yup, and same with South Carolina Sparko55 Jan 2020 #11

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